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Research Results to Date: Is there a connection between
RF and certain health problems?
The results of most studies conducted to date say no. In
addition, attempts to replicate and confirm the few studies that
have shown a connection have failed. The scientific community
at large therefore believes that the weight of scientific evidence
does not show an association between exposure to
radiofrequency (RF) from cell phones and adverse health
outcomes. Still the scientific community has supported
additional research to address gaps in knowledge. Some of
these studies are described below.
Interphone Study
Interphone is a large international study designed to determine
whether cell phones increase the risk of head and neck cancer.
A report published in the International Journal of Epidemiology
(June, 2010) compared cell phone usage for more than 5,000
people with brain tumors (glioma and meningioma) and a
similar number of healthy controls.
Results of this study did NOT show that cell phones caused
brain cancer. In this study, most people had no increased risk
of brain cancer from using cell phones. For people with the
heaviest use of cell phones (an average of more than ½ hour
per day, every day, for over 10 years) the study suggested a
slight increase in brain cancer. However, the authors
determined that biases and errors prevented any conclusions
being drawn from this data. Additional information about
Interphone can be found at http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/
pr/2010/pdfs/pr200_E.pdf .
192 4A. Important Safety Information
Interphone is the largest cell phone study to date, but it did not
answer all questions about cell phone safety. Additional
research is being conducted around the world, and the FDA
continues to monitor developments in this field.
International Cohort Study on Mobile Phone Users
(COSMOS)
The COSMOS study aims to conduct long-term health
monitoring of a large group of people to determine if there
are any health issues linked to long-term exposure to
radiofrequency energy from cell phone use. The COSMOS
study will follow approximately 300,000 adult cell phone users
in Europe for 20 to 30 years. Additional information about the
COSMOS study can be found at http://www.ukcosmos.org/
index.html .
Risk of Brain Cancer from Exposure to Radiofrequency
Fields in Childhood and Adolescence (MOBI-KIDS)
MOBI-KIDS is an international study investigating the
relationship between exposure to radiofrequency energy from
communication technologies including cell phones and brain
cancer in young people. This is an international multi-center
study involving 14 European and non-European countries.
Additional information about MOBI-KIDS can be found at
http://www.creal.cat/programes-recerca/projectes-creal/
view.php?ID=39 .